It was the 2nd edition of the WCT Finals and was the season-ending tournament of the 1972 World Championship Tennis circuit.

[2] The top eight points winners of the circuit qualified for the tournament which was played at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and ran from May 8 through May 14, 1972.

Ken Rosewall won the singles title and the $50,000 first prize.

[3][4] The final was broadcast live in the United States by NBC and watched by an estimated 21.3 million viewers.

In his book, The Education of a Tennis Player, finalist Rod Laver commented, "I think if one match can be said to have made tennis in the United States, this was it.